Rare cause of floaters: A motile live worm in vitreous cavity

Autor:	Renu P Rajan, Soumya Jena, N Obuli Ramachandran, Piyush Kohli
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Digitally assisted vitreoretinal surgery floaters ocular dirofilariasis vitreous zoonosis Ophthalmology RE1-994
Zdroj:	Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 67, Iss 9, Pp 1490-1492 (2019)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0301-4738 1998-3689
DOI:	10.4103/ijo.IJO_79_19
Popis:	Ocular filariasis commonly presents as subconjunctival or eyelid nodules. We report a rare case of a live, motile worm causing floaters. The worm was isolated from the vitreous cavity and revealed to be Dirofilaria repens. Correct recognition of the worm is necessary as human dirofilariasis does not present as microfilaremia and does not require systemic therapy; in contrast to other causes of ocular filariasis, which require systemic therapy. As ophthalmologist may be the first physician to encounter such patients, a high index of suspicion is required for timely and adequate management.
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